I don't think I agree with that. The air in my UICP is 121 degrees at the end of a run. That is cooler than the air under my hood. I don't want my IC piping absorbing a lot of heat and dissipating it into my cooler air in my UICP. I could see having the LICP aluminum and the UICP stainless. That would probably be the best combo of common materials.

I am probably going to be wrapping my UICP this year to try to eliminate heat absorbtion. The main time this is a problem is when at low speeds (staging lanes).

Heh, I wrapped my intercooler piping a few years ago, I saw no difference whatsoever.

Do you have the ability to read intake temps though? The butt dyno may not see it, but there could be a difference. The main thing I want to prevent is heat soaking in the staging lanes. It is quite significant.

If I was in the lanes and drove up normal my intake temps would go up 50 degrees. If I popped the hood and left all the fans on I could keep them about 35 degrees cooler.